Windows 7 Beta 1 - Download here

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Aqox

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Hi folks
Found this on [H]ardOCP...

Windows 7 beta 1 - 32bit - http://download.microsoft.com/downl...00_client_en-us_Ultimate-GB1CULFRE_EN_DVD.iso

Windows 7 beta 1 - 64bit - http://download.microsoft.com/downl...0_client_en-us_Ultimate-GB1CULXFRE_EN_DVD.ISO

Psst...here's how to get your Windows 7 beta key - http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/01/10/psstheres-how-to-get-your-windows-7-beta-key

Downloading 72% Complete @ 399 kbps :
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To increase your Windows 7 Beta HDD WEI score (in many systems):

1. Control panel>hardware & sound>device manager
2. Under disk drives, find your main drive
3. Right click your main drive and select properties
4. Policies tab, uncheck the "enable write caching on this device"
5. Click ok, and re-run your WEI
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Windows 7 Ultimate Beta 1 (64-bit)
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz 7.2
Memory (RAM) 6.00 GB 7.2
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 7.9
Gaming graphics 3070 MB Total available graphics memory 6.0
Primary hard disk 407GB Free (466GB Total) 6.0

Links working 100% on international, please test local and let me know
 
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It would seem that Microsoft is a little overwhelmed by the demand for Windows 7 beta and they are trying to beef up its infrastructure to handle the load. The direct link for the Windows 7 beta we posted earlier are still working and the download speeds are good but you will have to wait for Microsoft to get things straightened out before you can get a working key.

"Due to very heavy traffic we're seeing as a result of interest in the Windows 7 Beta, we are adding some additional infrastructure support to the Microsoft.com properties before we post the public beta," Microsoft said in a blog posting, which was itself hard to get to as of 1:20 p.m. PST. "We want to ensure customers have the best possible experience when downloading the beta, and I'll be posting here again soon once the beta goes live. Stay tuned! We are excited that you are excited!"
 
According to Microsoft there are 2.5 million keys to go around worldwide so plenty in other words. Microsoft is also providing a QFE patch for the MP3 corruption issues that have plagued build 7000, this should be online shortly as KB961367. It's extremely important you apply this patch as you may lose parts of your MP3s if the patch is not applied. 32bit and 64bit patches are now available.
 
Holy shyte batman ! 3,2G !! Ill have to beg for a hard copy on the East Rand /Jhb area....
 
MielieSpoor said:
From what I've heard is that the download should go through on local as it is a download.microsoft.com address and MS mirrors the data on local servers. I might be wrong though.
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You're correct. Microsoft runs across Akamai servers which mirror the international traffic to local servers. Downloaded my Beta copy last night (or early in the morning hours), installed it on my laptop this afternoon and it's working beautifully.
 
I'm gonna partition my HDD and probably test drive this baby!

I downloaded the 32bit version but probably should've gone 64. I'm gonna grab the 64bit and survive the rest of the month on WA prepaid.
 
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